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Lacoste's 50 colours per season relies on Thies know-how
14 Feb '09
4 min read
There are now also over 1,000 dedicated Lacoste shops around the globe, with items marketed in a further 2,000 corners. And the number keeps growing.
In 2000 Devanlay gave up other interests in order to focus solely on supplying Lacoste products from locations in France, Peru, Tunisia, Morocco, Romania and China.
Some 19 million separate items pass through the Devanlay plants each year.
The knitting plant at Troyes is equipped with 51 circular knitting machines and 76 flat knitting units with an output of more than 12 tons of fabric a day.
With Lacoste introducing items in more than 50 different colours each season, the dyeing and finishing department at Troyes, employing 96 people, is critical to operations.
Tubular knits are processed in widths of 60-100mm and open width fabrics in widths of 160-220mm, with fabric weights in the range of 80-350 gsm. All products are 100% cotton or cotton with Lycra.
Mr Tripier said that production at the Troyes plant has increased by 30% for the past four years.
“Obviously, only having one customer is a big advantage in terms of knowing well in advance our production schedules,” he said. “It also means we can be more exacting in our quality standards and in our expectations of the technology we require to achieve them. For that reason Thies is a valuable partner in achieving the excellent results in colour for which Lacoste is famous.”
In 2000 Devanlay gave up other interests in order to focus solely on supplying Lacoste products from locations in France, Peru, Tunisia, Morocco, Romania and China.
Some 19 million separate items pass through the Devanlay plants each year.
The knitting plant at Troyes is equipped with 51 circular knitting machines and 76 flat knitting units with an output of more than 12 tons of fabric a day.
With Lacoste introducing items in more than 50 different colours each season, the dyeing and finishing department at Troyes, employing 96 people, is critical to operations.
Tubular knits are processed in widths of 60-100mm and open width fabrics in widths of 160-220mm, with fabric weights in the range of 80-350 gsm. All products are 100% cotton or cotton with Lycra.
Mr Tripier said that production at the Troyes plant has increased by 30% for the past four years.
“Obviously, only having one customer is a big advantage in terms of knowing well in advance our production schedules,” he said. “It also means we can be more exacting in our quality standards and in our expectations of the technology we require to achieve them. For that reason Thies is a valuable partner in achieving the excellent results in colour for which Lacoste is famous.”
Thies GmbH & Co. KG
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